Mastodawn

How many people know that #WordPress was co-founded by a black man, Mike Little?

Or that he's from the north of England? A self-taught coder from #Stockport, just south of #Manchester? Or that he never received so much as a share, cent or job offer from the $7bn+ valued Automattic after spending five months working exclusively with Matt Mullenweg on the B2 fork?

After @bevangelist told me about @mikelittle I interviewed him for a documentary I never got round to making. Back then I was left with two certainties: he's Wozniak to Mullenweg's Jobs. Among other things he added the one-click upgrade that's been central to WP's bonkers 45%-of-the-web-success. And he's one of the nicest people I've ever interviewed, which is also bonkers given that he not only didn't share in WP's financial success, but that he's barely known.

But he should be - so, better late than never - please meet #MikeLittle, perhaps the most-influential-least-known person in #foss… https://25.netribution.co.uk/nic/mike-little-the-british-co-founder-of-wordpress-youve-probably-never-heard-of/

João Labrincha 💬En/Fr 🌈🍉Ⓐ☭Ⓥ Feb 25

Peter Gleick Feb 25

So Skynet is real and the movie War Games was a documentary?

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2516885-ais-cant-stop-recommending-nuclear-strikes-in-war-game-simulations/

AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations

Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases

New Scientist

João Labrincha 💬En/Fr 🌈🍉Ⓐ☭Ⓥ Feb 25

This time we count 15 dead and 24 injured. Children, women, men – including two pregnant women who miscarried. No further “justification” is needed. There is no room for self-deception. And we are not afraid to speak the truth: this is a brutal crime.
Do not grow accustomed to death and crime. Because if we do, we will all pay the price.

https://civic-forum.eu/members-corner/greek-forum-of-refugees-neither-an-accident-nor-an-incident-another-brutal-crime-in-the-aegean

Greek Forum of Refugees: Neither an accident nor an incident – Another brutal crime in the Aegean - European Civic Forum

This time we count 15 dead and 24 injured. Children, women, men – including two pregnant women who miscarried. No further “justification” is needed. There is no room for self-deception. And we are not afraid to speak the truth: this is a brutal crime. For us, there is one and only one truth: the one told

European Civic Forum - Democracy, Solidarity, Rights FOR ALL!

João Labrincha 💬En/Fr 🌈🍉Ⓐ☭Ⓥ Feb 21

Stop #Google from limiting #APK file usage
Sing the petition:
https://c.org/77nHqvWtKg

Sign the Petition

Stop Google from limiting APK file usage

Change.org

João Labrincha 💬En/Fr 🌈🍉Ⓐ☭Ⓥ Feb 13

J'ai suivi cette formation très intense et profonde, et je ne saurais trop la recommander. Je pourrais même dire que c'est le genre d'expérience capable de changer une vie. Vous ne le regretterez pas !
#bruxelles #bruxellesformation
https://stuut.info/Formation-Pouvoir-privileges-et-prejuges-10047

Formation « Pouvoir, privilèges et préjugés »

Du 13 au 15 mars 2026 - Maison de la Paix - Ixelles Mycélium vous invite à participer à un weekend autour de la déconstruction des oppressions systémiques, animé par Jaï Bristow, facilitateur spécialisé dans les dynamiques de pouvoir systémiques, les identités sociales et l’appartenance. Formation « Pouvoir, Privilèges et Préjugés : déconstruire les oppressions systémiques » Du 13 au 15 mars 2026 Maison de la Paix à Bruxelles – Rue van Elewyck n°35 Nous vous invitons à participer à (...)

Stuut

João Labrincha 💬En/Fr 🌈🍉Ⓐ☭Ⓥ Feb 13

Have you already read #Qualityland? I'm sure you decentralized digital #nerds will love this #dystopia of centralized #algorithms that decide everything for us, anticipate everything, and even vote for us. I’ve just finished reading it and highly recommend it.
#SpoilerAlert: you'll end up rooting for the #AI-controlled robot (#LLM) to win the elections because it's a #commie (obviously, because there is nothing more logical, rational, and efficient) ✊🤣
#mastoreads

João Labrincha 💬En/Fr 🌈🍉Ⓐ☭Ⓥ Feb 11

Partagez svp
#Poste Chargé de Finance et d'Administration
S'il vous plaît, partagez cette #offre avec votre entourage #francophone ayant de l'expérience en gestion #financière (particulièrement, mais pas exclusivement, dans le secteur des #ONG) et qui réside ou souhaite s'installer en #Belgique
https://civic-forum.eu/staff/we-are-hiring-finance-and-administration-officer
#finances #bruxelles #recrutement #emploi
#FinanceManager
#GestionFinancière
#Comptabilité
#Job
#Humanitaire
#BelgiumJobs
#BeloEmploi
#BruxellesMaVille
#WorkInBrussels
#Opportunité

We are hiring: Finance and Administration Officer - European Civic Forum

European Civic Forum - Democracy, Solidarity, Rights FOR ALL!

João Labrincha 💬En/Fr 🌈🍉Ⓐ☭Ⓥ Feb 11

Show thread

Matthew Haughey Feb 10

TL:DR; The Salesforce CEO at a company's annual all hands gathering asked international employees to please rise in the audience, then made a "joke" that ICE agents were in the back of the room ready to nab them.

Guillotines for billionaires is the moderate choice at this point

João Labrincha 💬En/Fr 🌈🍉Ⓐ☭Ⓥ Feb 9

#Poste: Chargé de Finance et d'Administration
S'il vous plaît, partagez cette #offre avec votre entourage #francophone ayant de l'expérience en gestion #financière (particulièrement, mais pas exclusivement, dans le secteur des #ONG) et qui réside ou souhaite s'installer en #Belgique
https://civic-forum.eu/staff/we-are-hiring-finance-and-administration-officer
#finances #bruxelles #recrutement #emploi
#FinanceManager
#GestionFinancière
#Comptabilité
#NGOJobs
#Humanitaire
#BelgiumJobs
#BeloEmploi
#BruxellesMaVille
#WorkInBrussels
#Hiring
#Opportunité

We are hiring: Finance and Administration Officer - European Civic Forum

European Civic Forum - Democracy, Solidarity, Rights FOR ALL!

João Labrincha 💬En/Fr 🌈🍉Ⓐ☭Ⓥ Feb 8

Vegan Memes Feb 8

Kill NO animals: extremist -_-

ALT cover photo:	Liberty Avenue, Lisbon, 12/03/2011, when half a million people took to the streets in a protest ("Geração à Rasca") against precarity and austerity; the first mass demonstration in Europe called through social media, via a Facebook event created by me.
ALT profile photo:	Photo of me, a white man (Mediterranean) with short grey hair and beard, dressed in red, with my dog Rafa in my arms and an LGBT flag on my back serving as a cape, with people participating in Brussels (Belgium) Pride Parade in the background.
Disclaimer:	The opinions shared here are solely personal and do not represent any organization where I work or volunteer.
I also toot in Portuguese in another profile:	https://masto.pt/@jlabrincha